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NBA playoffs: Hawks-Cavaliers schedule

Hawks’ Kyle Korver gives Al Horford five on a defensive stop against the Celtics during the third period in Game 6 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series at TD Garden on Thursday, April 28, 2016, in Boston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com
Hawks’ Kyle Korver gives Al Horford five on a defensive stop against the Celtics during the third period in Game 6 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series at TD Garden on Thursday, April 28, 2016, in Boston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com
By Chris Vivlamore
April 29, 2016

Here is the schedule of the Hawks-Cavaliers Eastern Conference semifinal series:

Cleveland vs. Atlanta

Game 1 – Monday, May 2: Atlanta at Cleveland, 7 p.m., TNT

Game 2 – Wednesday, May 4: Atlanta at Cleveland, 8 p.m., TNT

Game 3 – Friday, May 6: Cleveland at Atlanta, 7 p.m., ESPN

Game 4 – Sunday, May 8: Cleveland at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m., ABC

Game 5* – Tuesday, May 10: Atlanta at Cleveland, TBD, TNT

Game 6 * – Thursday, May 12: Cleveland at Atlanta, TBD, ESPN

Game 7 * – Sunday, May 15: Atlanta at Cleveland, TBD, TBD

* - if necessary

About the Author

Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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